M Shumacher and Heidfeld

M Shumacher and Heidfeld

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gtr-gaz

Original Poster:

5,093 posts

247 months

Monday 11th July 2005
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Anyone know why he ran into the back of Heidfeld in the pit lane during practise?

it looked deliberate to me on the replay!

GarrettMacD

831 posts

233 months

Monday 11th July 2005
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Schumacher is renowned for his fast in-laps, not only on the track, but also in the run-up to the speed trap at the top of the pit lane. He does it at every race, trying to get the maximum retardation coming up to the speed gun, and in fact he probably 'gains' a tenth or two this way.
My guess is that he braked at his normal spot, probably assumed Heidfeld had a similar spot (but didn't) and ran into the back of him.

Either that, or he just wanted to ram him out of the way... The frustrations of being in thie year's Ferrari???

Number 7

4,103 posts

263 months

Tuesday 12th July 2005
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Must admit that I'd missed that. But of course it was Nick's fault - doesn't he know that squarehead owns the track. Don't suppose for one moment that any penalty was imposed

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fidgits

17,202 posts

230 months

Tuesday 12th July 2005
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One german ramming another from behind...

popey

5,276 posts

228 months

Tuesday 12th July 2005
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It was the way he slowed and then appeared to speed up again pre-impact that I particularly liked.